The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1966 Page: 5 of 6
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Owlook
Officiating shows clowning glory
By TOMMY HEARRON
This year's basketball season will be
dull.
Whereas last year's team played a wide-
open, shoot-from-anywhere, who-cares-
about-defense-let's-j ust-score-points brand
of basketball which could turn even the
most routine play into such wildly excit-
ing spectacles as take-three-steps-before-
dribbling, bounce-the-ball-off-your-team-
mate's-ear, and heave-the-ball-into-the-
stands.
No, sports fans, the basketball team
this year is downright dull.
All they do is play simple, fundamental,
sound basketball.
And they will probably win a few games,
to the despair of those who remember
last year's excitement as the Owls almost
broke the national record for consecutive
losses.
But have no fear, sports fans, even if
you don't care for Rice victories (and
after two consecutive disastrous seasons,
it's only the elite who even remember
the meaning of the term) there still is
ample entertainment at the game.
In addition to the oldtime crowd
pleaser, the halftime court cleaning race
(if you feel like betting on it, put your
money on the fellow on the far side—
he's faster at the crucial spots, the ends
of the court) the Southwest Conference
has thoughtfully provided additional ex-
citement and humor in the form of the
little men in the black and white striped
shirts.
Take the game Saturday against South-
west Texas, for instance, a game so ex-
citing that it's a shame the referees
didn't see it. At least, it was exciting for
the portion we watched until we discov-
ered it wfts more interesting to watch the
officials.
Now, we don't claim to be &n expert on
all the rules of basketball, but in the game
last Saturday the referees seemed to be
in the same position. Several strange
things happened that we had never seen
before: a Rice player taking down a re-
bound, dribbling out of bounds, and then
merrily proceeding downcourt, fouls called
on what were obviously cleanly-blocked
shots, and (wonder of wonders) an actual,
football-esque fumble, as a defensive man
rammed the fellow bringing the ball down-
court, the ball popped into the air, and
several other players scrambled for the
loose ball. (Both teams played good, hard-
hitting ball, but Southwest Texas seemed
to have the edge in downfield blocking.)
In their favor, we'd have to say the
officials seemed prejudiced toward neither
team, ignoring obvious fouls, calling in-
significant offenses, (they seemed de-
termined to call a foul at intervals of one
per minute, regardless of what was hap-
pening on the court) and making equally
atrocious blunders on behalf of each side.
Although it's impossible to measure the
effect of the awful officiating on the out-
come of the game, it was fun just to sit
there and wait for what the referees
would do next.
But don't misunderstand: we believe in
hiring the handicapped. We just don't
think they should referee basketball
games.
Freshman swimming brimming as
tankers prepare for Texas Relays
Last week the freshman swim-
ming- team split two meets, win-
ning against Ball High School
of Galveston 44-42, and losing
to Brazospoii; High 49-37.
In the Ball High School meet
Rick Botham of Baker won the
100 yard butterfly and the 400
yard free style, while Baker's
Jack Bartmess took the 100
yard breaststroke. Greg Dicks
of WRC also won the 50 yard
fi-ee style.
In the losing effort to Brazos-
port, Botham and Bartmess
duplicated their previous suc-
cesses, but their effort was not
enough to forestall defeat,
which, according to Coach
Breckwaldt, was due to "lack
of depth."
On Friday the Varsity team
will travel to the Texas Relays
in Austin to compete against
five other Southwest Confer-
ence Schools.
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Coyner, Sandy. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1966, newspaper, December 15, 1966; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth244988/m1/5/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.